Re: I wish to advocate linux

[Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net>]

Mark Filipak wrote:
> For everyone who doesn't have their own development department to 
> adapt Linux kernels to their widget, Linux has been a toy OS for 
> technoweenies. That hasn't changed in 10 years and Linux has made no 
> headway on the desktop (or the laptop). Why is that?

Toy OS for technoweenies?  Try server o/s powering an awful lot of major 
applications.

Desktop Linux has less of a value proposition.  Face it, most people use 
computers at work, where you've got to run MS Office - which means 
Windows or MacOS.  Real simple.

Miles Fidelman



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